Ibrahimovic sent off for karate kick against Saint Etienne

The Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic was guilty of foul play for the first time since his arrival at PSG when he booted the Saint Etienne keeper in the chest, in the 'Parc des Princes' stadium in Paris. Carlo Ancelotti's team lost its star forward 20 minutes from the final whistle, when PSG was losing 1-0.

Paris Saint Germain suffered its first defeat in the eleventh week of the season losing at home to Saint Etienne (1-2), in a match it finished with ten men following Zlatan Ibrahimovic's sending off.

The Scandinavian forward was given his marching orders in the 70th minute, when referee Laurent Duhamel showed him a red card for kicking the opposition goalie, Stéphane Ruffier, in his attempt to get on the end of a long cross.

Mamadou Sakho's own goal complicated matters for Carlo Ancelotti's team and PSG could be knocked off the top of the league this weekend if Toulouse wins its match away to Bordeaux by more than two goals.

After Ibrahimovic was sent off, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang increased Saint Etienne's lead when the Gabonese player scored the second for the visitors. Two minutes from time, Guillaume Hoarau pulled one back for Paris Saint Germain, but it wasn't enough to avoid its first defeat of the season.